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HYPOCRISY: Staunch Chicago Ald. Gun Control Advocate Has To Surrender 23 Guns On Arrest.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com ^ | January 04 2019 | By Megan Hickey

Posted on 01/07/2019 8:28:54 AM PST by Para-Ord.45

CHICAGO (CBS) — He’s been a staunch supporter of gun control measures for decades, but in a surprising twist, federal prosecutors revealed Thursday that nearly two dozen firearms were discovered in Ald. Ed Burke’s offices during their raids in November.

It’s still not known if the guns that were found in November were discovered at Burke’s ward office or at City Hall, but it’s hard to miss the irony of a staunch gun control advocate having to turn over 23 guns as a condition of his bond.

From outlawing cell phone cases shaped like guns to bans on concealed weapons in places that serve alcohol and broadening the gun offender registry in Chicago, Ald. Ed Burke’s aldermanic record has defined him as an ardent supporter of gun control.

That’s why many people did a double take when federal prosecutors announced that investigators had found nearly two dozen guns not in his home but in his offices.

And a sources tells CBS 2 the weapons were at least at one time on display in cases at his office at City Hall.

Signs posted outside prohibit anyone – even a concealed carry permit holder – from bringing a gun into the government building, but as an alderman, Burke may have enjoyed special privileges.

An 1872 law designating aldermen as “peace officers” allows Burke to carry a weapon.

State records show the former cop has also been a licensed private detective and a licensed private security contractor since the 80s, with a valid Firearms Control Card.

Sources tell CBS 2 another reason the guns may have been allowed was because many are old and of historic significance.

But ironically, less than a month ago, Burke made this comment at a gun buyback event with police: “Any of those guns that are sitting in your closet that your relative may have brought back from the First World War, Second World War, Korea, bring them in get your 100 bucks get those guns off the street.”

CBS 2 reached out to Burke’s lawyer and federal prosecutors to clarify details about the guns, where exactly they were kept and whether any were actually in working order but have not received any response.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: alderman; banglist; burke; chicago; chitown; guncontrol; gungrabber; guns; peaceofficer; secondamendment
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To: Red Badger

Yeah, ol’ Carl Rowan grazed some punk for swimming in his pool, then declared that as a public figger he was entitled to the pistol he used. The jury deadlocked.

This was when D.C. was under a total ban on handgun ownership and Rowan wanted to make that the law of the land. Hypocrite.

Dead hypocrite, that is.


21 posted on 01/07/2019 9:56:38 AM PST by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: Para-Ord.45

So, guns sitting in a closet need to be taken off the street? That makes sense.


22 posted on 01/07/2019 10:30:49 AM PST by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: Para-Ord.45

Any of “his” guns from the ones bought back?
Like. From WWI or WWII ..?


23 posted on 01/07/2019 10:42:52 AM PST by Leep (Leftist are neither liberal or democratic. Notr are they pro American.)
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To: Para-Ord.45; All

THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE IN THE CHICAGO MAYORAL AND ALDERMAN RACES

Edmund Burke has been a Chicago Alderman for 50 years. Burke’s brother ran for state rep and lost. His wife is a judge. His ward ,14th, was originally known as “Back of The Yards” Once the home of the famous Chicago Stock Yards where most food processors along with employee demographics have since relocated. It was a compact area almost square composed mostly of single and 2 story frame and brick family dwellings mixed with scattered brick apartment units.

His ward now consists of areas carved from the 12th and 23rd wards miles from the original 14th boundaries.

When redistricted along with several other wards. Chicago had neighborhoods divided to create “Hispanic”residential sections going to Hispanic aldermanic and congressional (Gutierez) candidates and blacks going to black candidates.

That has had the effect of breaking up a contiguous geographic continuity and community identity. Because the wards affected which are really like small towns have had sections broken up into areas where if a problem arises in a given section of street which has one way traffic only may be two way a block down because it’s in a different ward. It has also played hell on zoning and because of the disruption of jurisdictions with the administration of city services such as streets and sanitation which the alderman (salary $120.000 plus allocations on local projects) do oversee and have input over.


24 posted on 01/07/2019 10:53:42 AM PST by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting here for the record)
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To: mosesdapoet; All

Add to that here was part of the cause and result of those ward re-mappings. I Was living there when this occurred. The federal government Under policies created by the dems and continued on warily by Bush, discarded the 20% down payment requirement of home loans. Directed banks guaranteed by Fanny Mae and and Freddy Mac to grant no money down home ownership loans..This led to a massive change in demographics and in many cases loan defaults that created areas of abandoned single dwelling units.


25 posted on 01/07/2019 11:35:44 AM PST by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting here for the record)
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To: Para-Ord.45

Democrats normal stance laws are for others not us.


26 posted on 01/07/2019 11:58:02 AM PST by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: Para-Ord.45

An 1872 law designating aldermen as “peace officers” allows Burke to carry a weapon.


My late father-in-law was a village trustee in Illinois. He had a badge. Don’t know if it permitted him to carry.


27 posted on 01/07/2019 2:56:57 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: Para-Ord.45
if you are ever in doubt of what the RATS are doing, simply watch what they are accusing the right of
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